Reel



June '19, 1928. 1,674,185

M. TISCHLER REEL Filed May 25; 1927 INVENT OR.

mm Mdde/r/ v Patented June 19, 1928.

UNITED STATES TISGHLER, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

Application filed May 25,

This invention relates to reels with particular reference to such as are used for motion picture films and the like.

'In the past, reels of this t pe have been found to be of relatively weak construction, frequently bending or breaking during handling, or contact with rigid objects, necessitating repair or replacement.

Such damaged reels were generally not repaired but instead, discarded in favor of new ones, obviously an expensive practice.

It is therefore the main object of this invention to overcome the foregoing disadvantages by providing a reel so constructed as to enable ready and easy replacement or repairment of broken or bent parts thus, prolonging the usefulness of the article.

This object is attained by the novel construction, combination and'arrangement of parts, hereinafter described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, forming an important. part of this disclosure, and in which Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a reel made in accordance with this invention.

Figure 2 is an edge view taken at right angles to Figure 1.

Figure 3 is an enlarged, fragmentary, side elevational view of the reel hub.

Figure 4 is a similar, transverse sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Figure 3.

In the drawing the numeral generally designates a hub consisting of a central cylinder 11 having a bore 11 and to which is removably fixed by screws 12 entering the cndsof the cylinder, discs 12' correspond-- ingly apertured, the cylinder and discs being provided with registering keyways 13 of which there may be one or more, two being shown herein.

The outer peripheries of the discs 12 are provided with a plurality of uniformly spaced inreaching-notches 14 in which are fixed by spot-welding, brazing or the like, spiders consisting of radial spokes 15 connected at their outer ends by circular wire rims 16, the spokes being secured to the rims by butt-welding.

Spacedly surrounding the cylinder 11, intermediate the spokes is a film carrying spool consisting of a pair of cylindrical hollow members 17, having inturned flanges 18 engageable with each other by screws 19, the outer edges of the members 17 being secured to the spokes 15 by spot-welding.

The ends of the spokes 15 may be conin a plane t 1927. Serial No. 193,959.

cavely shaped in order to permit a stronger joint respectively between the disc 12 and the spokes, and the circular rim element 16 and the spokes.

Thus it may be seen that should any of the spokes become bent through falling, etc., by removing thescrews 12 and 19, the damaged half of the reel may be disconnected repairedand replaced to its original position and should the spokes become loosened or broken it would be merely necessary to replace one half of the structure 10 whereas, as previously stated, it has heretofore been necessary to replace the entire reel. Obviously this feature is quite a saving and permits of ready and simple repairing and replacement.

It will also be noted that due to the engagement of the spokes in the notches of the discs 12 and the butt-welding of .the outer ends of the spokes to the circular rim 16, it is obvious that the construction of this reel is fairly rigid.

Although the foregoing is descriptive o the preferred embodiment of the invention, it will be apparent that minor changes may be made in its construction, without the exercise of invention or conflicting with the scope of the claims hereto ap ended.

Having thus described my lnvention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A reel comprising a cylinder, discs fixed on the ends of said cylinder, said discs being provided with notches in their outer peripheries, wire spokes radiating from the disc notches, rims fixed about said spokes, and a film carrying member fixed'to and intermediate said spokes, said member consisting of two equal and similar disengageable elements having inreaching flanges spaced from said cylinder;

2. A reel comprising a cylinder. discs fixed on the ends of said cylinder, said discs and cylinder having registering keyways, and v said discs having notches in their outer peripheries, spider frames radiating from said disc notches, and a film carrying member rigid with and intermediate said spiders,- said member onsisting of two similar, semicylindrical elements having removably engaging flanges at their juxtaposed ends.

This specification signed this eleventh day of May, 1927.

MAX TISCHLER. 

